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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Minutes -- TC teleconference - Mon.
Dec. 18, 2017<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Present: Marita Moll, Shelley
Robinson, Clarice Leader</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Regrets: Tracey Axelson, James Van
Leeuwen, Fred Campbell, Peter Frampton, Chris Cope, Brian Beaton</p>
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A. Correction to agenda:
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, Times,
serif">"Bringing
NCF out of dormancy with carefully considered applications for
project funding" should have read "Bringing TC out of
dormancy..."</font></p>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br>
B. Agenda<br>
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1.
Bringing TC out of dormancy with carefully considered applications
for project funding: </font>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, Times,
serif">As
Executive Director of National Capital FreeNet, Shelley shared
her
vision of how TC could be re-energized around an anniversary
conference celebrating 25/6 years since the 1993 and 1994
community
networking conferences in which TC was founded. Although the
actors
have changed and the technology has evolved, most of the reasons
for
a national network of Canadians concerned with equal access,
digital
literacy, community ownership and other community-based issues
have
not gone away. </font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, Times,
serif">Since
TC is a non-soliciting not-for-profit corporation (meaning we
are
severely limited in our ability to apply for funds), NCF could
act as
the principal sponsoring organization. If there is enough
support
within the TC community for such an event -- probably to take
place
in 2019 -- Shelley would work with this community to develop a
proposal and seek appropriate funding routes. The goal would be
a
concept paper supported by a range of organizations that could
be
submitted to appropriate funding organizations.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, Times,
serif">2.
Expanding our reach:</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, Times,
serif">TC
should be inviting more people from the community broadband
movement
to join our list. Clarice and Shelley discussed a network
developing
in Northern Manitoba (headed by Ken Sanderson). Clarice
indicated
that she had worked with Ken and agreed to reach out and invite
this
group to join the TC list.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, Times,
serif">It
was noted that Clarice is also in close contact with Jon
Gerrard, who
was Secretary of State in the Government of Jean Chrétien from
1993-1997 -- precisely those years which would be celebrated in
the
proposed conference. He was subsequently leader of the Manitoba
Liberal Party and is still a Manitoba MP. Clarice confirmed that
he
was still deeply interested in community networking issues and
could
be an ally. It was agreed that we should explore the
possibilities.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Times New Roman, Times,
serif">There
was a discussion of an e-mail Marita received from Fred Campbell
noting that local community media was experiencing a resurgence
in
Newfoundland and Labrador due to increasingly difficult economic
and
social conditions. Fred suggested that the National Campus and
Community Radio Association (NCRA) might be any interesting
partner
for TC. Shelley indicated that she moved from NCRA to head NCF
and so
was very familiar with this organization. Shelley and Marita
would
try to find time in the New Year to meet with Barry Rooke of
NCRA to
see if there was enough common ground.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">3. Connectivity tools:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">In the context of organizing a
livestream meeting on ICANN policy issues, Marita is working with
several organizations (CIRA, ICANN, ISOC) to explore
communications
tools that might benefit us all. She will provide a more detailed
update on where this is going in the next TC teleconference --
hopefully January.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Marita<br>
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